{"product_id":"adaptation-in-musical-theatre","title":"Adaptation in Musical Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort introductory books on significant theories, concepts, forms and elements of musical theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdaptation in Musical Theatre \u003c\/i\u003epositions musical theatre as part of a broader cultural trend of recycling, referencing, remixing and alluding to existing creative works and texts. Despite critics often dismissing stage adaptations as lazy and safe bet options for producers, this book argues that crafting an adaptation enables creative teams to take fresh and imaginative approaches to a source text, given the multitude of ways in which the structures and styles of two (or more) different media can be combined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003ci\u003e Les\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMisérables\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e, by way of \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFun Home,\u003c\/i\u003e this lively book addresses several modern musicals, each adapted from a different type of source – including fiction, film and graphic novels – and each offering a different approach to adapting existing work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in Methuen Drama's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTopics in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eseries, this book offers students a concise and readable study of a key and ever-evolving forms within musical theatre studies using relevant and contemporary case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807150096728,"sku":"9781350381797","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350381797.jpg?v=1778012122","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/adaptation-in-musical-theatre","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}